Former IBF Lightweight World Champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz (38-6, 27 KOs) says he’s still got plenty left to give boxing before he retires to run his construction company.

He will get the chance to prove it tomorrow, Friday, May 13, when he meets former WBO Light Welterweight Champion Kendall “Rated R” Holt (26-4, 14 KOs) in a crossroads battle at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, and live on Friday Night Fights on ESPN3 at 9 pm, EST.

The two former champions will serve as the main event of a sensational card put together by Gary Shaw Productions in association with Thompson Boxing.

“For a while, I was starting to look old, but my body wasn’t getting old, it was my mental state and preparation that were suffering,” admits Diaz from his hotel room, waiting to weigh-in. “I lost discipline and focus for a bit and I was just fighting for the scale. But now, I’ve got my act together and I’m back on track.”

31-year-old Diaz says he knows he’s not a Kidd anymore and that this is a “loser goes home” type of fight with Holt.

“Yes, it is do-or-die for me and also for Kendall Holt. That’s why it’ll be such a good fight. The fans will be getting the best of Julio and Kendall because we’re both running out of chances, but I would not be here wasting my time if I didn’t feel I’m able to fight my way back up to another shot.”